MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: iandh on August 09, 2013, 02:33:45 pm
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I own a golf GTI 56 (2006) and I am looking to update from MFD2 to a RNS510. I have read so many different posts and all I can actually find out is that I 'might' need to update my can bus to get one. I have the following questions.
1. If I buy a RNS510 version C will it get no battery drain ?
2. What is the difference between version B & C?
3. Would it be a plug and play for updating from MFD2 to RNS510?
Any help with this would be great to any of the above questions:)
Thank you everyone for looking and answering if you can.
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On a 2006 car then I'm sure you will get battery drain unless you use a modified firmware (or very old firmware) on the RNS. Version C onwards use LED backlighting and are slightly faster than a B. I'm not sure if it will be completely plug and play from an MFD2 as I changed mine from the standard RCD300.
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what if it is not a led screen but a lcd screen instead. I have seen units for sale on ebay that say no battery drain for cars previous 2008.
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If it says no battery drain in the ad then it's probably got modified firmware installed to stop the battery drain. They'll still work exactly the same.
Rev A and B units had LCD screens backlit by fluorescent tube, Rev C onwards are LCD backlit by LED. Most people mix these terms up and call the new screens LED and the old LCD (same as everyone does when referring to LCD/LED TVs).